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El Paso Comic Con celebrates pop culture

El Paso Comic Con celebrates pop culture

Jaqueline Martinez, Contributor April 18, 2019

Locals celebrating pop culture returned to the ninth annual El Paso Comic Con (EPCON) April 12-14 at the El Paso Convention Center in Downtown El Paso. The El Paso Comic Con is an annual, three-day weekend with cosplay (dressing up as favorite characters),...

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Courtesy of Pokeworks

New Pokéworks location offers ‘buy one, get one” during grand opening

Catherine Ramirez, Entertainment Editor April 10, 2019

The nation’s leading healthy, fast, casual poke restaurant, Pokéworks, will celebrate the grand opening of their new east side location on April 13, with a buy one, get one free special and other giveaways at 1318 George Dieter Drive. There is currently...

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Star City Tattoo & Arts Expo showcases artists

Star City Tattoo & Arts Expo showcases artists

Catherine Ramirez, Entertainment Editor March 25, 2019

For the fourth year, the Star City Tattoo and Arts Expo showcased more than 150 tattoo artists from the area March 22-24, at the El Paso Convention Center. Each day, tattoo enthusiasts, artists and those who appreciate the trade filled the convention...

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Ph.D., civil engineering student, Okan Gurbuz and civil engineering professor Kelvin Cheu, Ph.D., are working in a research project to develop tools to assist parking offices for universities nationwide.

Civil engineering student, professor seek to find parking solutions

Claudia Flores, Editor-in-chief March 15, 2019

In an attempt to find solutions to parking shortages, doctoral civil engineering student Okan Gurbuz and civil engineering professor Kelvin Cheu, Ph.D., are working on a research project to develop tools to assist parking offices at universities nationwide. The...

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Beto O'Rourke runs for president in 2020

Beto O’Rourke runs for president in 2020

Claudia Flores, Editor-in-chief March 14, 2019

El Pasoan and former congressmen, Beto O’Rourke is running for president. O’Rourke made the announcement early Thursday morning on his official Twitter account announcing his candidacy. "I want to be president because I feel that we can bring...

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Things to do in El Paso during spring break

Things to do in El Paso during spring break

Catherine Ramirez, Entertainment Editor March 11, 2019

Although many students hope to spend their spring break on a beach. Work, school and financial situations may not always allow students to take that getaway. For those planning to stay in town, El Paso has a lot to offer to feel as if you had left town...

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Monster Jam returns to UTEP for two action packed days

Catherine Ramirez, Entertainment Editor March 2, 2019

  Monster Jam returns for its annual play at UTEP for two, four-wheel excitement filled, days March 2 to 3, at the Sun Bowl Stadium. The monster truck racing and mechanical competition involves more than 10 drivers and their trucks including...

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UTEPs GAIA Makerspace

UTEPs GAIA Makerspace

Ashley Johnson, Multimedia Editor February 26, 2019

UTEP introduces the new GAIA Makerspace, which happens to be open to all students, free of charge. GAIA is a lab where students can use enhanced technology to create different objects. This enhanced technology includes 3D printing, 3D scanning, virtual...

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artwork courtesy of Christin Apodaca.

Christin Apodaca: an Artist makes a name for herself in the borderland

Daniel Mendez, Web Editor February 26, 2019

In a world dominated by males, one female artist is creating waves of change in black and white throughout the Sun City. Christin Apodaca, 29, born and raised in El Paso, attended Burgess High School before starting her degree at UTEP. She would go...

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Jason Craig: The man behind the DJ booth at the Don Haskins Center

Jason Craig: The man behind the DJ booth at the Don Haskins Center

Daniel Mendez, Web Editor February 26, 2019

For every UTEP men’s basketball game at home there is a guy behind a deejay booth playing music from all genres and generations, located right in the middle of the student section next to the band.  DJ Jason Craig, 34 an army veteran, is the man...

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People celebrate Black History Month at a parade Saturday Feb. 23rd.

El Pasoans gather for Black History Month.

Valeria Olivares, Reporter February 25, 2019

People from El Paso came together to celebrate Black History Month at a parade that started on the corner of Montana Street and Pershing Street on Saturday, Feb. 23. People followed the parade as it made its way to Mary Webb Park in order to start...

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Las Cruces International Film Festival hosts ‘48 Hour Film Challenge’

Las Cruces International Film Festival hosts ‘48 Hour Film Challenge’

Jaqueline Martinez, Contributor February 19, 2019

The Las Cruces International Film Festival hosted a “48 Hour Film Challenge” after an initial kickoff meeting at Beck’s Roasting House & Creamery in Las Cruces. The weekend-long event, Feb. 15-17, challenges participants to form teams, create...

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